# Mattracks Inc.

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{{Short description|American continuous track manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name        = Mattracks Inc.
| logo        = Mattracks Logo.png
| logo_size   = 200px
| founded     = 1995
| founder     = Glen Brazier <small>([CEO](/source/CEO))</small>
| hq_location = [Karlstad, Minnesota](/source/Karlstad%2C_Minnesota)
| industry    = Manufacturing
| website     = http://www.mattracks.com
}}

'''Mattracks''' is an American [continuous track](/source/continuous_track) manufacturer. It specializes in rubber track conversion systems for wheeled vehicles.

==Products==
[[File:Humvee equipped with four snow treads.jpg|thumb|upright|At the [Bridgeport, California](/source/Bridgeport%2C_California) Mountain Warfare Training Center in March 1997, a test [Humvee](/source/Humvee) drives through the snow, equipped with [Mattracks](/source/Mattracks) treads.]]
The rubber track system is a bolt-on independent unit that takes the place of individual vehicle wheels.<ref name="Easyonandoff" /> One or two people with hand tools and a floor jack can install the entire Mattracks system.<ref name="TrackstoChina" />

Mattracks also produces a motorized [snowboard](/source/snowboard) called the Powerboard.

==History==

Mattracks was started by Glen Brazier. The company developed out of a drawing by his 11-year-old son, Matt, in which tracks took the place of a truck's tires.<ref name="rentsmart" /> The tracks first went on sale in 1994.<ref name="TracksName" />

The rubber track conversion system was first manufactured in Thief River Falls, Minnesota in 1992.<ref name="AlaskaOil&Gas" /> Later,{{when|date=June 2021}} production was moved to its current location in the community of [Karlstad, Minnesota](/source/Karlstad%2C_Minnesota). Mattracks, Inc. was incorporated in 1995.

In 2002, Mattracks launched the [LiteFoot ATV](/source/LiteFoot_ATV) track conversion systems, adding to the Mattracks rubber track conversion product lineup.<ref name="Litefootrelease" />

Since 1994, Mattracks has created 72 different models of tracks that can go on four-wheel drive vehicles, ATVs, tractors, and trailers. The tracks are used for recreation, work, commercial and agricultural applications. Mattracks can equip most 4 wheel drive vehicles from a small ATV to trucks up to 25,000&nbsp;lbs.{{citation-needed|date=June 2021}}

==Uses==
[[Image:NWPDX-2010 Moon-1.JPG|thumb|right|upright|The [Mars Institute](/source/Mars_Institute) "HMP Okarian" Humvee with Mattracks during the [Northwest Passage Drive Expedition](/source/Northwest_Passage_Drive_Expedition) (2009-2011).]]

Mattracks have been used for a variety of applications, both for work and recreational purposes. Mattracks equipped vehicles have been used to travel over difficult [terrain](/source/terrain). The track systems have been put to work in industries including agricultural, law enforcement, search and rescue, emergency services and government agencies.<ref name="minnkota" /> Mattracks equipped the [Mars Institute](/source/Mars_Institute)'s "HMP Okarian" Humvee on the [Northwest Passage Drive Expedition](/source/Northwest_Passage_Drive_Expedition).<ref name="ab2010" /> Mattracks are sold worldwide.<ref name="TrackstoChina" />

==See also==
* [LiteFoot ATV](/source/LiteFoot_ATV)
* [Humvee](/source/Humvee)
* [Snow coach](/source/Snow_coach)
* [Ford Expedition](/source/Ford_Expedition)
* [Northwest Passage Drive Expedition](/source/Northwest_Passage_Drive_Expedition)

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="AlaskaOil&Gas">''Company Profile: Mattracks, Inc.''. ''Alaska Oil & Gas Reporter'' 1 Sep. 2002: 56.</ref>
<ref name="TracksName">Giesbrecht, Jeannette.''New Track System Conquers the Worst Terrain''. ''The Nisku Wildcatter'' 2000: 7.</ref>
<ref name="Easyonandoff">Cory, Matt. "Mattracks a Sketching Success." ''Grand Forks Herald'' 27 Apr. 1996: 1B.</ref>
<ref name="rentsmart">Latta, John. "Pickup Tracks; Switch Wheels for Tracks and Your Pickup is Winterproof." ''RentSmart'' Dec. 2001: 18+.</ref>
<ref name="minnkota">McCutchon, Beverly. "Mattracks; Minnesota Boy's Invention Aids Work of Minnkota Crews." ''Minnkota Messenger'' June 1996: 1-3.</ref>
<ref name="TrackstoChina">Ricker, Amanda. "Making Tracks to China." ''Grand Forks Herald'' 4 Dec. 2006: 1B+.</ref>
<ref name="Litefootrelease">Mattracks (February 14, 2002.) "Mattracks Launches LiteFoot ATV Rubber Track Conversion System". Press release. Retrieved March 13, 2002</ref>
<ref name="ab2010">Lee, P. 2010. Northwest Passage Drive : Preparing for Mars. ''Above & Beyond – Canada’s Arctic Journal''. Sept–Oct 2010, 35–39.</ref>
}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.mattracks.com/}}

Category:Companies based in Minnesota

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